Katherine Jenkins hits back at Jan Moir: I wish you love and happiness

Katherine Jenkins has written a response to Jan Moir after the Daily Mail columnist wrote a piece about her.

The column, published last night online, was headlined: "Katherine the (I'm so) Great: A marathon in full make-up. 'Cathedral cleavage' at Lady T's funeral. Shy and retiring Ms Jenkins simply can't help stealing the limelight."

In response, Jenkins wrote on Twitter: "Jan, I wish you love & happiness in your life. I adore & support other women and I only wish you could do the same.

"I ran on Sunday in memory of my father & to raise money (£25,000) for an excellent charity (@macmillancancer) who helped him when he was dying."

She added: "Yes, I twittered about it but I did so to share my progress & day with those kind people on twitter who had supported & sponsored me.

"I ran in sunglasses because it was sunny. I tied my hair back in a pony tail because I expected to sweat."

Jenkins continued: "As if you had some insider knowledge you wrote I was wearing eye shadow, eye liner & lip gloss. Wrong again - none of the above - I had Vaseline on my lips, handed to us by St Johns Ambulance on our way round the route.

"You can knock me all you like but you cannot take away from me what I know I accomplished last weekend. Next time you run a marathon Jan, I will be the first to sponsor you, because I know how much guts, hard work & determination it takes."

Moir is well-known for her controversial pieces for the Daily Mail, having been widely criticized for her article about Boyzone star Stephen Gately following his death.